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Semele

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An opera.


Libretto by

William CONGREVE, Newburgh HAMILTON


Music by

Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL


First performance: 10 February 1744, London, Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Description, name
[sex]		 Voice type
[first performer, sex]		 

Jupiter

  [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ John Beard,  ♂ ]

  

Cadmus

king of Thebes   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Thomas Reinhold,  ♂ ]

  

Athamas

a prince of Bœotia, in love with and design'd to marry   [ ♂ ]

  

contralto
[ Daniel Sullivan,  ⚨ ]

  

Semele

daughter to Cadmus, beloved by and in love with Jupiter   [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Elisabeth Duparc,  ♀ ]

  

Somnus

  [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Thomas Reinhold,  ♂ ]

  

Apollo

  [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ John Beard,  ♂ ]

  

Cupid

  [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ ? ]

  

Juno

  [ ♀ ]

  

contralto
[ Esther Young,  ♀ ]

  

Iris

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Christina Maria Avoglio,  ♀ ]

  

Ino

sister to Semele, in love with Athamas   [ ♀ ]

  

contralto
[ Esther Young,  ♀ ]

  

Chief Priest

of Juno   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Thomas Reinhold,  ♂ ]

  


Zephyrs, Loves, Shepherds, Satyrs, Shepherdesses, Priests, Augurs.


 


Bœotia.
 

Generazione pagina: 17/12/2017 - Tipo pagina: opera•locandina (3.00.40)

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